RN Clinical Educator

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Registered Nurse licensure.
• Certification: Certification in hospice and palliative nursing is desired.
• BLS certification is required.
• Experience: 5+ years clinical nursing experience preferred.
• 3+ years long term care experience in hospice or home health desired.
• Core Competencies: Knowledge of Medicare Conditions of Participation, State regulations and clinical aspects of hospice care. Previous experience in staff development or clinical teaching preferred. Experience with assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluation of continuing education activities. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
• Skills: Excellent communication skills, ability to move from one task to another with little notice, effective and efficient under target deadlines, high volumes, and multiple interruptions.
• Other: Valid driver’s license and auto insurance.

Functions and Responsibilities

• Develops, oversees, delivers, or coordinates, implements, and evaluates the program's Educational Plan to assure that staff demonstrates excellent clinical performance, professional development, and knowledge about Hospice care to assure compliance with all legal regulations and policies.
• Improves the quality and appropriateness of patient care by annual evaluations of nursing care.
• Serves as a clinical role model, teacher, and coach.
• Collaborates with service line managers to coordinate employee orientation and mentoring of new clinical and non-clinical staff.
• Plans and coordinates annual reviews for all staff including ongoing competencies and field supervision as necessary.
• Utilizes problem-solving techniques to address areas of non-compliance.
• Assesses, develops, and implements a wide variety of clinical education methods and approaches such as in-person presentations and in-services, online training, webinars, periodic skill fairs, and demonstrations.
• Attends all required meetings and in-services.
• Develops all training documentation for purposes of compliance and quality assurance needs for employee training files.
• Any other job duties and tasks deemed necessary and appropriate.